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RE: Got Mommy's Milk, Take 9 - 3/6/2010 1:55:07 PM
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evegirl22
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LOL Sarah... love the cows!
Well, Dylan is 5 months old today, so had another 1/2 of a month to this total.
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RE: Got Mommy's Milk, Take 9 - 3/7/2010 2:46:07 PM
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purejoy
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We did 14 months. I would love to do that again with the next one. If baby cooperates, I'm sure I will because I'm stubborn, but the pumping got old *real* fast and I'm not sure I'm over that yet.
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RE: Got Mommy's Milk, Take 9 - 3/8/2010 11:35:21 AM
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I thought we were going to have to supplement at about 8 months, but my supply kicked up again after a long weekend alone with no frozen milk.
So I am still going strong ... PRAISE GOD!!!
the pumping is the most annoying, aggravating, borderline humiliating thing I've ever done. My boss sees me get the keys to the room and there's a sign that says do not disturb. I'm the only one who uses the room and so everyone knows what I'm doing in there. I hate it!!!!!! I have a plan to cease and desist all pumping when she hits 1 year and doesn't need it for nutritional reasons anymore.
If I weren't working from home part time, I would not be able to maintain my supply for daycare.
And to top it off, Audrey won't drink formula. Nice.
I am truly jealous of SAHMs who get to nurse their babies and be with them full time; especially for that first year.
(I plan on getting my bosses a thank you when Audrey hits the one year mark ... just because my 2 days at home with Audrey have been very special and it's meant a lot to me to be able to be here with her and nurse her and watch some developments.)
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RE: Got Mommy's Milk, Take 9 - 3/8/2010 1:52:23 PM
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evegirl22
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I'm sorry that you guys dont get the exclusively breastfeed. But I hope that you guys feel proud to be able to pump and work at the same time, providing your little ones with the precious liquid gold that they love.
Though I am thankful that I do get to stay home and feed exclusively, the situation isnt completely ideal as far as income goes.
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RE: Got Mommy's Milk, Take 9 - 3/8/2010 2:21:07 PM
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I'm sorry that you guys dont get the exclusively breastfeed. But I hope that you guys feel proud to be able to pump and work at the same time, providing your little ones with the precious liquid gold that they love.
Though I am thankful that I do get to stay home and feed exclusively, the situation isnt completely ideal as far as income goes.
I don't know if proud is the right word. Blessed, maybe.
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RE: Got Mommy's Milk, Take 9 - 3/8/2010 2:39:13 PM
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That's how I felt with Hannah and part of why we only lasted 7 months. I haven't pumped once since I weaned her...and it's been lovely  . Is that an option for you?
No, I work part-time. Likely forever.
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I can relate. I think thats why we ended up supplementing around 6 months. I couldnt pump anymore...I was so done with it. Not only was I physically not getting anything, I was just so sick of dealing with that. Maybe it would have been different had I not had 3 full months of 24/7 around the clock pumping.
Yeah, I know I've got nothing on you! I am amazed by the mama's that do 24/7 pumping. For me I was always able to pump enough, but just the hassle of hauling it around, making sure I had the parts, making sure the parts were clean, etc. etc. I do work part-time which helped, but my job is not one where breaks are easy to come by, at all. In fact, the only time I've ever taken breaks is when I was pumping. But things just go so much smoother when I have that extra 20-30minutes per shift since I'm not pumping.
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RE: Got Mommy's Milk, Take 9 - 3/8/2010 5:09:44 PM
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That's how I felt with Hannah and part of why we only lasted 7 months. I haven't pumped once since I weaned her...and it's been lovely . Is that an option for you?
No, I work part-time. Likely forever.
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I can relate. I think thats why we ended up supplementing around 6 months. I couldnt pump anymore...I was so done with it. Not only was I physically not getting anything, I was just so sick of dealing with that. Maybe it would have been different had I not had 3 full months of 24/7 around the clock pumping.
Yeah, I know I've got nothing on you! I am amazed by the mama's that do 24/7 pumping. For me I was always able to pump enough, but just the hassle of hauling it around, making sure I had the parts, making sure the parts were clean, etc. etc. I do work part-time which helped, but my job is not one where breaks are easy to come by, at all. In fact, the only time I've ever taken breaks is when I was pumping. But things just go so much smoother when I have that extra 20-30minutes per shift since I'm not pumping.
I get a long lunch, otherwise all my breaks are for pumping too. It took me about 4 months to figure out, but I finally have my routine.
I get in at 7. Take my pump to the room and lock it up (just so I don't have to cart it around later). Work until 8:30 and then take a break. I usually have a small snack, my coffee, and read from my bible and/or work on my memory verse at this break. then go back to work around 9:00. at 10:45 I go for my 2 mile walk with my walking buddies (husband and other co-worker). At 11:30 when we're back I pump again while eating. Usually read FB on my phone. then go back to work around noon. At 2:30 I take my final break. This break I get a cup of hot chocolate, whatever is left over from my lunch for a snack, and read my book. Currently reading Schindler's List. at 3:00 I go back and clean up my stuff for the day, finalizing any tests that I'm running or whatever else is going on in the lab. at 3:20 I meet DH at the car and we go home. I pick up Aud Ball from daycare around 4 and walk back across the street where we sit in the bed playing, nursing, or just cuddling while DH practices his drums.
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RE: Got Mommy's Milk, Take 9 - 3/10/2010 12:34:56 PM
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Beth has started to gnaw on my breasts a little. It's not biting, but it's not nice either. She only nurses twice a day, and there's not much milk left. She often does not nurse to sleep any more. I just put her down for a nap now, and she's talking to herself in her crib.
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RE: Got Mommy's Milk, Take 9 - 3/11/2010 11:06:37 AM
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Audrey is starting to sign "milk." But not consistently. I finally gave my daycare lady a list and descriptions of the signs we're doing and asked that she use them. I hope that will kick the signing in to high gear.
Audrey understands milk. I start to make the motion to expose the milk jugs and she gets all excited and tries to latch on before there is anything on which to latch!
I just love her!!!!
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RE: Got Mommy's Milk, Take 9 - 3/11/2010 11:17:03 AM
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Love that Miss Audrey is such a good and happy nurser for you Christine!!
Isabel took a while to start using the signs back to us but knew ALOT that she could react to in positive/negative way.
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RE: Got Mommy's Milk, Take 9 - 3/11/2010 4:01:47 PM
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Love that Miss Audrey is such a good and happy nurser for you Christine!!
Isabel took a while to start using the signs back to us but knew ALOT that she could react to in positive/negative way.
Thanks Brandy. Me too. Of course I think she's too happy of a nurser sometimes. I thought I was going to have to start supplementing and she wouldn't take formula. As it is she won't take a bottle if I'm around.
She's getting to the point where she will sit and wait for me to come home and not fuss if she's hungry. But once she sees mommy coming she's a real pill.
The couple times I've seen her do a sign, I'm not 100% sure she was truly signing. But it looked like the sign and I gave her what she was signing. And I asked her as I saw her sign. Even if she wasn't intentionally making the sign, I wanted to enforce the movement she did with the food or milk.
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RE: Got Mommy's Milk, Take 9 - 3/11/2010 4:23:41 PM
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Exactly what you should do. Isabel does a couple that aren't quite textbook correct but they work for us! Apple and More are her favorites right now.
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RE: Got Mommy's Milk, Take 9 - 3/12/2010 1:55:29 PM
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Mmmm, Beth may not make it to 15 months. I know milk is still there, I can hand express just fine, but her latch is awful. She pops on and off and she bit me twice today. Several times she just sort gave up and looked at me like "Now what?" She's also been going down to bed awake but sleepy.
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RE: Got Mommy's Milk, Take 9 - 3/12/2010 3:44:02 PM
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Mmmm, Beth may not make it to 15 months. I know milk is still there, I can hand express just fine, but her latch is awful. She pops on and off and she bit me twice today. Several times she just sort gave up and looked at me like "Now what?" She's also been going down to bed awake but sleepy.
Could she be teething?
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